The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-09-10

In place OF waking fHctrf Thus from the fret
AID toll OF life. We enscf. wandering deep
Through 'he long Corridors where dreams, thar
Dur sonlr With glsdnesr. vile ne to forget
That they arc dreams. Here In the sleeping
place
We come into the presence, face - face,
OF lonoings renilxsd: Hers strctch our haAdErs<
70 touch some wellrsmemhered form o1yes
Ana 'g fs's tue words " poke che ss.
Oar friends passcd from " a
- cSamssr, >sodf"al
<frv>KiLrkD FARM iAboRERs.
mo idea has done more to rcprcss
Warming progress than the idea that a
farm laborcr need not be skilIed--thal
brute strength il the ma;y;..f ospequisitc.
Thiswas never tfnex and eighty "a nov
'hnn ever bnns* sind a. the ss4

chinery has - Dl nandled. But even
N handling such oldfashioned nipple.
ments as the ak andiho hoe efficiency
1depends as much upon skill as upon
Muscle. II is by no means the largest
or strongest hired man who will do
most woris in day And when help
~ hired that Is entirely unused TO our
methods OF forming its inexperience
greatly detracts from its value. The
truth is that farming Is trade that has
10 be learned IL the workers ut II would
be effective. Ii requires knowledge
and skill In a far larger number OF
things than most other kinds of bust
ness. I'm fact, IL is never fully learned.
The oldest and most successful farmer
Is generally the most ready to learn
something new about his business, and 1t
Is usually this habit which he has keptup
through his life that has given him sue
cess. That farmer shows only his limit
cd idea of his business who thinks that he
knows so much about IL that he cannot
learn anything more. And, though
skill in farm help is desirable. IL Is
sometimes better in rough work TO
have a green hand willing to do rs he
is told. and to learn, than one self-con-
ceited with the idea that he knows ev-
erything already. Much depends up
on employers. Some ARE themselves
so conceited that few hired men are
willing 10 try to learn from them.
cRIBBING.
This is disagreeable practice with
colts or horses, which it is almost inn
possible 10 cure. Ii is not adisease for
which medicines can be applied. When
ahorse or colt has been stabbed 1t has been
recommended TO turn them out TO pas
tlre for five or six months. But this
will not break them of the practice, rs
soon as they are idle in field or stable,
il will come back. Youatt says the
only remedy is muzzlc, with bars
across the bottom, sufficiently wide TO
enable the animal TO pick up its oats or
corn. aud pull his hay, but not To grasp
the edge of the mangcr. lfthis Is worn
for considerable pcsiod, thchorse may
be tired Of attempting that which il
cannot accomplish, and for while for
get the habit. but in majority Of cases
the desire for cribbing will return with
the opportunity Of gratifying H. There
is no accounting for the habit. IL is
sometimes caused by imitation, but more
frequently by idleness and restlessncss.
something. Iii said that Is sometimes
contracted when grooming the colt or
horse, feeling SO good he catches hold
of the manger with his teeth.
FATTEN THE HOGS.
The following from an owafarmer APP
plies 10 Minnesota, Dakota or Wisconsin,
MS well; Thehogs of Iowa is hcalthynow'
They may not be three months hence
The new corn Is nearly ready to bc fed to
thcm IL will never he used To more
profit than when fed to hogs. common
cling just as il begins TO glaze. Then they
use 10 profit both and stalk. This is
probably destined TO be the red letter
year for hogs. Let farmers make most
Of Il. II IL Is thought more profitable
tho ears can be gathered and the stalks
cut and shocked. But feed the hogs.
one bnshel Of corn in August and Sept
cmber will make rs much pork as two
VIII i'm December and january. When
feeding be sure that they have plenty
OF pure. cool water and comfortable
sleeping places. Liberal feeding will
not in the least bring ON the cholera.
The cholera seed has to be there rs
,nuch 10 produce cholera rs IL does seed
10 produce r crop of corn. Keep your
hogs as much as possible from all other
hogs, and especially from stray dogs.
METHODS OF FEEDING MEAT
II Is universally conceded among poul-